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Let the Electoral College Do Its Duty

As the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in 1948, no state can ‘dictate to the electors’ how to vote.

By

David B. Rivkin, Jr. and

Andrew M. Grossman

Sept. 7, 2016 7:25 p.m. ET

To those counting the days until Nov. 8 when the presidential election campaign will finally end, some bad news: The contest won’t truly be decided until the Electoral College’s vote on Dec. 19. Then again, this could be good news for Americans who still hope to escape the dilemma presented by the major parties’ nomination of two unpopular candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—but only if the electors’ constitutionally guaranteed independence is observed in the face of state laws seeking to control their votes.